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The grand 17th century house at Temple Newsam, set within 1500 acres of park and woodland, is a magnificent Tudor and Jacobean mansion whose name derives from the Knights Templar who held the manor from 1155-1312.

From 1622 to 1642 The house belonged to Sir Arthur Ingram, a London merchant who had become wealthy through a series of royal appointments to James 1 and Charles 1.

His loyalty to the Crown is plain for all to see: a dedication to the king is picked out in letters around the balustrade of the house. The inscription around the top of the building dates from 1628 and reads as follows:

Map and aerial view of Leeds showing the location of
Temple Newsam House at Latitude 53.784189 / Longitude -1.459154.
We have visited Leeds on a number of occasions to produce this tour, this page was created on Fri, 6 Jan 2012 18:18:16 +0000.